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Running Into Clarity

By William Pullen http://dynamicrunningtherapy.co.uk/running-clarity/ Recently The BBC news website ran a piece based on an article in Neurology magazine about how “running may preserve thinking...

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Letter From You To Your Addiction

Dear __________(his name), You may be feeling better, but I am out here doing push-ups, getting stronger, smarter, and hiding in your shadow. I miss that warm, fuzzy feeling I would get when you would...

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AA Comes Of Age

Dr. Harry Tiebout Characteristic of the so- called typical alcoholic is a narcissistic egocentric core, dominated by feelings of omnipotence, intent on maintaining at all costs its inner integrity. The...

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Does Childhood Trauma Lead to Addiction?

by Lyle Fried It would be nice if humans came equipped with diagnostic sensors that could immediately pinpoint the root of any condition we were struggling with —to be able to see into a person’s...

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Addiction Now Define As Brain Disorder, Not Behavior Issue

Addiction is a chronic brain disorder and not simply a behavior problem involving alcohol, drugs, gambling or sex, experts contend in a new definition of addiction, one that is not solely related to...

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Recovery Facing Addiction;Action Saves Lives

Edited from Unite To Face Addiction It has become apparent that the recovery community, those recovering from substance abuse, those still suffering but wanting to embrace a solution, the families and...

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An Open Letter To Families Where Addiction Is Present

by Alicia Cook Last night someone said to me, “For someone who writes about addiction, you are being judgmental!” Now, without going into specifics, I can tell you I was a lot of things last night:...

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Journaling

When it comes to the recovering person’s practice of keeping a journal, a New Jersey medical director insists that less is definitively more. Indra Cidambi, MD, medical director for the Center for...

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It’s Not Just Addicts Who Get Sick From Addiction

Lately, it isn’t unusual to read in the headlines, ‘someone dies from drug overdose.’ There’s no doubt addiction is killing more people now, than ever before. But it’s not just addicts who are getting...

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What You Need To Know Before Confronting Someone About Addiction

Reposted from Addiction Campuses, January 13, 2016 http://www.addictioncampuses.com/resources/addiction-campuses-blog/what-you-need-to-know-before-confronting-someone-about-addiction/ If you live with...

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